The owner of a tavern, left, and shotgun house on West Market Street in Portland proposes razing them for a Family Dollar store.

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Applications have been submitted to demolish two roughly century-old buildings on West Market Street in Portland for a Family Dollar store that's proposed at the site.

The three-story brick building at 2551 West Market, at 26th Street, is occupied by Cavalier's tavern. The other building at 2537 West Market, separated from the tavern by a vacant area, is a rental shotgun house.

The demolition permits could be issued Nov. 3 by the Metro Department of Codes and Regulations, following a waiting period. ...